Classification of Nouns and Things in Bantu

Is there a semantic foundation for the system of noun classes and genders found in Bantu (and in Niger-Congo-Kordofanian) ? This question has intensely occupied many bantuists for over a century. Fundamentalist, mentalistic, and ethnosemantic approaches were used to construct explanations. The prese...

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Main Author: Thilo Schadeberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1985-03-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/6625